The 33-year-old—who moved up her wedding date amid her father’s battle with brain cancer—was also inspired to include an elaborate pie bar because of the six-term Arizona senator’s affinity for apple pie.

“He loves pie more than anything,” she says. “I was just like any kind of pie you can imagine, make sure we have.”

Wedding planner Jim Bullock of Sedona’s Events by Showstoppers tells PEOPLE that they offered apple pie, berry, chocolate and Meghan’s favorite: pecan pie made from Arizona pecans infused with bourbon. Each dessert was mounded high to create an “abstract, real bubbly” look, says Bullock.